Recorded 1974–1993 Girls' name Peak 1991 176 births

Chanee — girls' name

176 babies named Chanee in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s951990s64

The verdict

176 girls have been named Chanee since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

176
total births
1974–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Chanee was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

31 babies were named Chanee in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanee

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Chanee between 1974 and 1993, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chanee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chanee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 176 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chanee at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

176

Since 1974

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1974

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1993

Chanee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1974

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1991)
31
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 1993199019871984198119761974 5

Chanee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
95 births that decade — 54% of Chanee's all-time total
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Chanee by state

Where Chanee concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chanee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.4%
New York share of Chanee's total US births 3.4%

6 of 176 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanee?
176 babies have been named Chanee since 1974. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1991 with 31 births.
When was Chanee most popular?
Chanee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Chanee most popular?
The top states for the name Chanee are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Chanee been used?
Chanee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 20 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Chanee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.